Tim Sweetman is an 18-year-old journalist, blogger, and student who lives near our nation's capital,
Washington D.C. He is much more widely known by his "code-name," Agent Tim. This name also serves as
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Some of my “small” hard things:
1. Getting up on time in the morning.
2. Saying a kind word to the person who always gets on your nerves.
3. Reading and studying God’s Word.
4. Praying continually.
5. Standing up for what is right.
6. Not remaining silent when it is right to speak.
7. Restraining the unkind word or sarcastic response.
8. Being consistent.
9. Doing the right thing at the right time or doing what you are supposed to do when you are supposed to do it.
10. Finishing a project.
11. Being organized.
12. Remaining unseen.
13. Reading a book from beginning to end.
14. Thinking on things that are pure.
15. Taking initiative.
16. Caring for the unwanted.
17. Sacrificing your time.
18. Remaining cross-centered.
How about you? What are some “small” hard things that you struggle with?
March 12th, 2008 at 7:28 am
I like the first one!
March 12th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Would you mind adding me to your blogroll? If you want to email me, my address is admin@teenfg.com. Thanks!
March 12th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Tim, I can completely identify with your list (except I would have to change number 13 from what you have to “disciplining myself not to read lots of books at the same time”), and would add one to the list: serving others in small or unnoticed things.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Wow, Tim, you hit the nail right on the head! I totally agree with everything on your list. Another one I really struggle with is: remaining joyful in every situation (including realizing God is in control of every circumstance).
March 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I think you covered all of my small hard things with your list (espesialy getting up on time in the morning)…… One more though that I would have to add for me would be responding to male attention without seeming as though I were flirting back or encouraging them.
Thanks for the list. It definitely makes me think of all the things that I need to work on.
Your sister in Christ,
Alyshia
March 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Number six really stood out to me… I often have a heard time sticking my neck out.
I don’t know if your blog is supposed to float, but it does in Firefox.
March 24th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Umm…pretty much everything on your list there, Tim.
I don’t have problems with #14, generally speaking, but…yeah, I could definitely copy your list and put my name on it. 
Wow, it’s really been ages since I’ve been on your blog; I’ll try to come back more often.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I have to agree with Chad…I ALSO have trouble limiting my reading to one to two books at a time. Right now, I’m in Ted Dekker’s “Black”, then Harris’ “The Christian Home School”…looking forward to Harris brothers’ “Do Hard Things”.